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Thursday, March 25, 2010 – Daily News – 3A Local Calendar To add an upcoming event in the Local Calendar, submit information well in advance to the Daily News, attention Calendar, P.O. Box 220, Red Bluff, 96080 or e-mail to clerk@redbluffdailynews.com. Include a contact name and telephone number. THURSDAY,MARCH 25 Red Bluff PAL Kickboxing, 4 p.m., 1450 Schwab St., 529- 8716 or 200-3950 Red Bluff Exchange Club, noon, M&M Ranch House, 645 Antelope Blvd. #1 Swinging Squares Square Dance Club, 7 p.m., Red Bluff Community Center, 1500 S. Jackson St.For beginner or review classes, call 529-1615 Corning Dual Diagnosis Group, 1:30-3 p.m., 1600 Solano St. in Corning, 527-8491, ext. 3309 Women’s Support Group, 6 p.m., Corning Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Los Molinos Free ESL Class, Childcare Included, 3:30- 4:30 p.m., Los Molinos Elementary, 7700 Stanford Ave., 384-7833 Lassen View School Kindergarten Registration, 8:30 a.m.to 2 p.m., 5 on or before Dec. 2, 527-5162 Los Molinos Unified School District board meet- ing,7 p.m., Los Molinos High School cafeteria FRIDAY, MARCH 26 Red Bluff Al-Anon, 6-7 p.m., Presbyterian Church, Jeffer- son and Hickory Celebrate Recovery, 6:15 p.m., Vineyard Christian Fellowship, 738 Walnut St. 527-2449 Friday Night Fish Fry, 5:30 to 7 p.m., $9.95 for adults, $8.95 for seniors over 50, $5.95 for kids, Sacred Heart Parish Hall, 2355 Monroe St., 527- 6727 Hospice Second Hand Store 1/2 price sale, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., hot dogs 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., 320 Main St., 528-9430 Knit for Kids, 9:15 to noon, Presbyterian Church, 838 Jefferson St., 527-0372 Red Bluff Emblem Club 45th birthday lun- cheon, 11:30 a.m., Elks Lodge, $8 Corning Adult Wood Carving Class, 10 a.m. to noon, Corning Senior Center, 1015 Fourth Ave, 824- 5669 Spanish Adult Education, 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., Corning Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 SATURDAY, MARCH 27 Red Bluff American Association of University Women, 2 p.m., Dorothy Lindauer's home, 11790 Tyler Road, 527-3272 Kiwanis Easter Egg Hunt, 9 a.m., Jackson Heights Elementary School, 528-4702 SUNDAY, MARCH 28 Corning Evangelist services, 7 p.m., Family Bible Church, 609 Marin St., 824-9989 Ride On Race Series cyclocross racing, 10 a.m., Forward Park, 410-8432 MONDAY, MARCH 29 Red Bluff Al-Anon, 6 p.m., Presbyterian Church, Jeffer- son and Hickory HIRE (Head Injury Recreational Entity), 10 a.m., St. Elizabeth Community Hospital, Coyne Center, Rusty, 529-2059 Key to Life, 6 p.m., Red Bluff Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Suite 101, 528-8066 Red Bluff Community Band, 6:45-8:45 p.m., Red Bluff Community and Senior Center, 1500 S. Jackson St., 527-3486 Sun Country Quilters Community Service Group, 9 a.m. tp 3 p.m., Red Bluff Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Suite 101, 528-8066 Corning Narcotics Anonymous, and 7 p.m., 815 First St., 385-1169 or 566-5270. Meetings are everyday through Saturday with an additional meeting at noon on Mondays Sewing group, 9 a.m., Corning Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824- 7670 Spanish Adult Education, 5 p.m., Corning Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Strategies for Success, Life Skill classes, 1:30 p.m., Corning Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Lotto numbers SACRAMENTO (AP) — The winning num- bers drawn Wednesday night in the California Lottery’s ‘‘SuperLotto Plus’’ game were: 13-20-25-29-39. Meganumber: 21. Andrea’s Therapeutic Massage Andrea Strege C.M.T. Deep Tissue • Relaxation Pain & Stress Relief 1 Hour massage Only $ 15 minutes $15.00 30 minutes $25.00 Now Offering 45.00 Red Bluff Health & Fitness walk-ins welcome 530-776-8201 GIFT CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE Located inside Reynolds Ranch & Farm Supply HUGE SELECTION OF AMMO IN STOCK including: • 22 Long Rifle • 45 Auto • 45 Colt • 9 mm • 38 Special • 40 S & W & much more 501 MADISON ST. (530) 529-3877 Police reports The following infor- mation is compiled from Red Bluff Police Depart- ment, Tehama County Sheriff’s Department, Corning Police Depart- ment and California Highway Patrol. Arrests •Three suspects were arrested Tuesday evening at Minch’s Slaughter House after Randall Hen- shaw reported a group of juveniles armed with baseball bats entered the building Tuesday night. •Ryan Danial Cool, 18, Manteca, was arrested Tuesday night on Minch Road on suspicion of bur- glary. Bail was set at $10,000. Violence A woman reported being threatened Tuesday evening at the corner of Franklin and Cedar streets by a man claiming to brandish a knife. The attacker fled before his knife could be seen. Theft •Cheryle Bozarth reported her residence broken into Tuesday afternoon on Bowman Road. Thieves reportedly kicked open the front door, taking a diamond ring and a laptop comput- er, and causing another $1, 000 in damages to her gun safe and an executive vault, though they were unsuccessful in opening either. Altogether about $1,800 in property was stolen and $1,100 was damaged. •A $75 “Now Open” banner was reported stolen Tuesday morning from Kimball Road. Fraud Jamie Lorraine Mur- phy reported Tuesday afternoon that her Moran Road house, up for sale, had been put on Craigslist by a third party as avail- able for rent. Vandalism •Four months worth of damage to washing machines, change machines and the bath- room was reported Tues- day afternoon at Launder- land. The damage is esti- mated to be $650. •A driver’s side win- dow was reportedly bro- ken out Tuesday night on Aloha Street. The damage is estimated to be $400. •Spraypaint and bro- ken glass were reported Tuesday afternoon at a Crosby Lane residence. The damage is estimated to be $300. •Gary Fredrick Mow- ery reported a rear pas- senger vehicle window broken Tuesday afternoon on Bend Bridge. The loss is $250. •A dugout was report- ed vandalized with spray- paint Tuesday morning at Diamond Park. The dam- age is $50. •A tire was reportedly knifed Tuesday after- noon on South Jackson Street. Missing person A person was reported missing after sneaking out through a Scottsdale Way bathroom window. The person is described as wearing black pants, black-or-blue Vans shoes, and possibly an orange hat. Hit and runs • A 2001 Nissan Maxima was left aban- doned in a drainage ditch after it crashed into a fence about 12:15 a.m. Wednesday on Newville Road, west of Eagle Pass. The vehicle, which had major dam- age, was driving east on Newville when it entered a left curve at a speed too high for the curve and ran off the south road edge. The vehicle went down a private driveway in the 19400 block of Newville, went through a fence taking out 15 feet, and hit a drainage ditch on the east edge of See our ad in the Best of Tehama County 2010 tab the property. The driver attempted to flee by dri- ving through a pasture and around the resi- dence, but ended up get- ting stuck in another drainage ditch on the west side of the resi- dence. According to a witness, a man and a woman were seen flee- ing the scene. • A hit and run took place at 1 p.m. Tuesday on Long Dirt Road, south of Gyle Road. Fredrick Grant of Corn- ing parked his pickup next to a private road near a red Dodge mini- van. When he returned, he saw the red minivan was gone and there was minor damage to the left rear panel of his truck with red paint transfer. Both vehicles received minor damage. Welcomes Photographer & Western Artist Linda Rosser 40 years of “Red Bluff Round Up” Photos Plus 34 frames of Lane Frost on Red Rock Friday April • 2nd 5-7 April 10th • 10-4 April 17th • 12-3 623 Main St. 527-5180 Round-up Mixer Home of the Caught by the spell of a needy Nigerian Dear Mary: My daughter got caught by a Nigerian Internet scam. She is a single mother and barely was getting by before this happened. I can- not believe she fell for this scam, but she was desperate to make more money. The banks are protected from these scams, so my daughter has to pay back the bank $11,000. She has reported this to the attorney gener- al in our state and has filed a police report. What else can she do to get out of this horrible debt? -- Bernie, Arkansas Dear Bernie: I am familiar with the type of scam you mention. It's an e-mail that arrives from a hap- less Nigerian who finds himself secretly in possession of millions of dollars, which he needs to get out of the country, or something along those lines. The pitch invites the recipient to send a small advance fee and allow use of his or her bank account to "launder" the funds in exchange for a handsome share of the booty. People get scammed when they foolishly send their bank account numbers and routing information. With that pertinent information, the scam artists move into action and empty out the bank accounts. Given this general scenario, I do not understand how your daughter ended up in debt, owing the bank. I would understand if you told me that she lost $11,000 out of her bank account, but that would put her at $0, not $11,000 in debt. All that being said, if she does owe a debt, her only way out, sadly, is to file for bankruptcy. Dear Mary: I am a 45- year-old divorced regis- tered nurse with no chil- dren. I have a home in Nebraska with $31,000 left owing on the mort- gage. I have $30,000 in savings. I have no other debt. I have $108,000 in retirement accounts. I am wondering what I should do with my money now. Should I pay off the house, invest more in a Roth account or stash more into savings? Can you advise me on the smart thing to do? I read your column every day and value your opinion. - - Janet S., Nebraska Dear Janet: You need a contin- Mary Hunt Everyday Cheapskate gency fund with enough money in it to pay all of your bills for six months without a paycheck. It sounds to me as if your $30,000 in savings fulfills that necessity. Your next goal should be to pay off the mortgage, but not with your savings or con- tingency fund. Start paying more than what is required each month, even double payments if you can. Once the house is paid off, you'll be in a beautiful position to step up your investing pro- gram and build wealth. I'd love for you to read my book "Debt-Proof Living," which will help you to cre- ate a specific road map for how to manage your income through all the stages of life. Do you have a question for Mary? E-mail her at mary@everydaycheapskate.com, or write to Everyday Cheapskate, P.O. Box 2135, Paramount, CA 90723. Mary Hunt is the founder of www.DebtProofLiving.com and author of 18 books, including "Can I Pay My Credit Card Bill With a Credit Card?" Utility proposes simplified electic rates Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) Tuesday asked the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) for permission to streamline its system of res- idential electric rates next year to make them simpler and more equitable for cus- tomers across usage levels. PG&E proposes to replace the complex five- tiered rate system with three tiers and to lower the rate, or price, that customers in the top tier pay for electricity. In a tiered system of rates, as required in California, cus- tomers pay more per unit of energy as energy use increases. The lowest band, or tier, is called baseline. Customers in Tier 5 cur- rently pay almost 50 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh), compared to 11.9 cents for Tier 1 (baseline) usage. Under PG&E’s new pro- posal, the top rate that cus- tomers would pay in Tier 3 would be 29.8 cents per kWh. While still promoting energy conservation, the new top rate would limit high summer bills when exceptionally hot weather drives more electricity use for air conditioning. “We’ve heard our cus- tomers tell us, loud and clear, that rates for those who use the most energy are just too high,” said Tom Bottorff, senior vice presi- dent of regulatory relations at PG&E. “Our proposal would set rates more fairly and equitably, and help avoid summer bill shocks, without sacrificing the incentives to use energy more efficiently.” Monday’s proposal is just the latest in a series of steps PG&E has taken to address customer concerns over rates, in addition to a wide range of energy-sav- ing programs that help lower monthly bills. In interim proposals filed with the CPUC last month, PG&E asked permission to cut average rates 2.5 percent and to narrow the wide gap in residential rates between Tiers 3 and 5. Those pro- posals would take effect June 1, if approved. In its new proposal, which would take effect next year, PG&E would make several other changes in its residential rates to spread costs more equitably among customers: In 2011, the baseline level of usage in Tier 1 would be reduced from 60 percent to 55 percent of average use in each climate zone, which is more in line with baseline levels at other major California utilities. As a result, more consump- tion would be priced at Tier 2 and Tier 3 levels. Some customers would see an increase in bills, while oth- ers would benefit from the reduction in rates at the highest tiers. Lower-income cus- tomers who qualify for the California Alternate Rates for Energy (CARE) pro- gram, whose rates today are at their lowest level in 19 years, would begin paying a higher price for usage that extends beyond the second tier, in accordance with leg- islation passed in 2009. This new price would still repre- sent a substantial saving compared to rates paid by non-CARE customers. Cus- tomers who need help can also take advantage of a host of other financial assis- tance programs adminis- tered by PG&E. Customers would pay a flat monthly fee of $3 — or $2.40 for CARE cus- tomers — to cover fixed costs of service, such as the distribution system that connects customers to the electric grid. Such charges are commonly assessed by investor-owned and municipal utilities. The revenue from this charge would permit electric rates — the cost per kilowatt- hour — to be lower than otherwise.